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Did Life Start In Hydrothermal Vents?
Did Life Start In Hydrothermal Vents?

Episode 1161

How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists, host R…

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The Best (And Oldest) Tadpole Ever Discovered
The Best (And Oldest) Tadpole Ever Discovered

Episode 1160

For years, we've been asking, "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?" Maybe what we should have been asking is, "Which came first: the frog or th…

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The Sound Of Fear: Why Do Animals Scream?
The Sound Of Fear: Why Do Animals Scream?

Episode 1159

NOTE: This episode contains multiple high-pitched noises (human and other animals) that some listeners might find startling or distressing.

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Embracing Death: Why We Age
Embracing Death: Why We Age

Episode 1158

Humans have seen a significant increase in life expectancy over the past 200 years — but not in overall lifespan. Nobody on record has lived past 122…

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Honey, They Cloned The Apples!
Honey, They Cloned The Apples!

Episode 1157

What's your favorite apple? Maybe it's the crowd-pleasing Honeycrisp, the tart Granny Smith or the infamous Red Delicious. Either way, before that ap…

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Saving The Hawaiian Tree Snails
Saving The Hawaiian Tree Snails

Episode 1156

More than a million species are at risk of extinction, many within decades, because of human actions. Among them? The kāhuli, Hawaii's native tree sn…

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A Brand New Kind of Schizophrenia Treatment
A Brand New Kind of Schizophrenia Treatment

Episode 1155

For the past 70 years, schizophrenia treatments all targeted the same chemical: dopamine. While that works for some, it causes brutal side effects fo…

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'Ghost Genes' Could Help Save The American Red Wolf
'Ghost Genes' Could Help Save The American Red Wolf

Episode 1154

Every American red wolf alive right now is descended from only 14 canids. In the 1970s, humans drove the red wolf to the brink of extinction. Because…

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Game Night With 'Shrooms
Game Night With 'Shrooms

Episode 1153

Calling all foragers! The new board game Undergrove, co-designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wooten, is all about the symbiotic relationships betw…

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New Frogs Just Dropped
New Frogs Just Dropped

Episode 1152

In the humid rainforests of northern and eastern Madagascar reside seven newly described frog species. They often hang out near fast, flowing rivers.…

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